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Psalm 121:1 — Parallel Bible Study & Exegesis

📌 Quick Summary & Biblical Meaning

Psalm 121:1–2 is the traveler’s pilgrim song: "I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth."

Psalm 121:1 Side-by-Side Parallel Translations

New King James Version (NKJV)

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.”

King James Version (KJV 1769)

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

Hebrew WLC Interlinear

שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃ עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יְהוָה עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃

Asante Twi (Twerɛ Kronkron • Akan Audio)

“Mɛma m’ani so akyerɛ mmepɔ no: Ɛhe na me mmoa bɛfiri aba? Me mmoa firi Awurade a ɔyɛɛ ɔsoro ne asase hɔ.”

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Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Word Study

Shir Hama’alot (H7892 + H4609 — Song of Ascents), Ezer (H5828 — Rescuing covenant help from the Creator).

H7892 H4609 H5375 H5869 H2022 H5828 H3068 (YHWH (Yahweh) — The LORD (YHWH), the Covenant Name of God) H6213

Companion Scripture Cross-References:

Psalm 124:8 Jeremiah 3:23 Psalm 115:15 Hebrews 13:6